Buckle

[JeffDowns]

Greetings,

My son and I just started metal detecting. I think I found something worth asking about. A couple people on FB said this a horse halter buckle. Any thoughts? How does one go about finding the age?

Thank you,
Jeff Downs

 

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[Colonial78]

Nice Find!

 

[Lunch Bag]

It might help the experts (not me) identify it of you state where you found the buckle.

Good luck to you and your son on your new hobby.

 

[Scrappy]

Looks like an asymmetrical buckle. People like put exact dates on these based on books, but I simply call it earlier American colonial

 

[Steve in PA]

I'm fairly certain that buckle is at least 200 years old and possibly quite a bit older. What state did you find it in?

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice buckle find, congratulations!

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Rubka888]

Sure looks like a buckle from the mid 1600's!

 

[A2coins]

Wowza great spot to hunt dig everything nice buckle

 

[A2coins]

Welcome from Mi. Tommy

 

[Hawks88]

Nice buckle find and welcome to tnet from Niagara Falls.

 

[Inspector]

nice buckle find and welcome from upstate NY

 

[Silvermonkey]

Great looking buckle! Certainly looks like it has some age to it...1700's...

 

[Whyme]

Very cool buckle! Congrats!

 

[vpnavy]

Greetings, My son and I just started metal detecting...

1st - I noticed this was your very first post - so, Welcome Aboard JeffDowns! You didn't list your state (or country) in your profile. So, you might consider jumping over to Sub-Forum: Select Your Area.... and selecting location information (i.e., clubs, hunts, finds, legends, maps, etc.) directly related to your state (or country). You might also consider adding your state (or country) to your displayed profile (SETTINGS -> EDIT PROFILE) - members may have more success helping you (your location may help, etc.)...

2nd - I pulled this from another TN thread...

Buckles Through The Ages by Chris Marshall

NOTE: Most of the pictures referenced on TN are found within Chris Marshall's WebSite




Old Buckle, Flat Buttons, and Civil War Bullets - Good Weekend (Aug 10, 2015)




Unknown find from 18th Century Homestead (Jun 08, 2008)



Buckle?.. (Sep 25, 2010)



CELLAR HOLE*SILVER COLONIAL KNEE BUCKLE*KG COPPER (Sep 28, 2011)

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[Bodkin]

Thanks vpnavy! I never gave the buckles I've found much thought. Got to compare them to you pics here to get an idea of age.